Typical Hollywood Big Budget Production

Rating: 2/10 (17 August 2014)

I really like Guillermo del Toro. I think Pan's Labyrinth and Devil's Backbone are great movies with substance although lots of blood and violence. Then, came fame, Hollywood, big money and probably pressure from the big studio "not to screw this up". So, here we have a talented director with big budget, big effects, big action and b-movie cast. Yup, you heard it. This is the main flaw of this movie, aside from the fact that we have usual stereotypes seen in action movies such as "Armaggeddon" or "Independence Day". You can throw this movie to the same bag with aforementioned titles. I'm actually surprised that Michael Bay didn't make this movie, it would fit him well. Charlie Hunnam, Robert Kazinsky and Idris Elba? C'mon man! I like Idris but he plays horribly in his role. Where is Christian Bale, Matt Damon or Tom Cruise when you need them? Give me Eric Bana or Ben Foster. The focus was put on big time special effects over script and acting. What a waste...